NASU Seeks Payment Of Withheld Salaries.

Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions has asked the Federal Government to pay the four months withheld salaries of its members.

The union threatened to embark on strike over the non-payment of the withheld salaries.

The union accused the Federal Government of favouring the Academic Staff Union of Universities by paying four of the eight months owed members of ASUU.

Already, the Joint Action Committee comprising the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and NASU have given the government a seven day ultimatum.

In a letter issued on Friday by the JAC, the unions said they would go on strike if the Federal Government failed to release the withheld salaries after seven days.

The letter was signed by the President of SSANU, Muhammed Ibrahim and General Secretary of NASU Peters Adeyemi.

However, President Bola Tinubu in October 2023, ordered a partial release of four months of the withheld eight-month pay of all lecturers.

In the letter, the unions expressed concern that the government released four months of withheld salaries to members of ASUU without extending the same gesture to non-academic staff.

NASU general secretary, Adeyemi warned of grave consequences, threatening that the union may be compelled to down tools within a week, if the government failed to issue a directive instructing the Accountant – General of the Federation to pay their members the four months salaries as well.